Trousers stretcher



Patented Aug. 20, 1929.

UNITED .STATES ERICH BAER, OF

TROUSERS Application led December The main object of this invention is to provide a device upon which creased trousers are adaptedto be stretched after being worn so that the creases in the folded trousers are maintained and preserved in a satis factory manner, thereby extending the life of the trousers by eliminating the necessity of frequent pressing.

Another object of this invention is to provide a trousers stretcher which uses a pair of mutually hinged deformed boards whose surfaces, when folded, are increased in length and thereby tend to stretch the trousers, the latter being held in contact with these boards by a tautened curtain cover.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevational -view of the trousers stretcher in extended' position.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the trousers stretcher in extended position.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the tautening curtain in place thereon.A

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the trousers stretcher in folded position.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a section of curtain, showing the curtain tautening means. Y

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals 10 and 11 indicate substantially longitudinal panels. One of the ends of each of these longitudinal panels are curved downwardly, as indicated by the numeral 12, and at these downwardly curved ends are mutually hinged together. These panels may be composed of wood, metal or any other material suitable for the purpose, which will have a substantial degree of rigidity. The panels taper longitudinally to take the outline of a pair of creased trousers. The panel l0, at its extremity, is provided with a double-pronged hook 13 which is hingedly connected to the end of the panel. One of the hook members 14 is adapted to be the member from which the entire device is suspended from a coat hanger 15, and the remaining prong 16, which normally slantsdownwardly in a curved line, engages the opposing extremity 17 of the panel 11 by coming in contact with a perforated ear 18. The sides of the panel 10 are provided with a trio of cradling hooks NEW YORK, N. Y.

STRETCHER.

17, 1928. Serial No. 326,502.

19. These cradling hooks are arranged one on each side edge of the panel 10, as indicated in Figure 2, and are adapted to serve as anchoring elements for a rod 2O to which.

one end of a curtain 21 is secured. Near the extreme end of the panel 11, on the side edges thereof, is a similar type of anchoring hook 22 which cradles a rod 23, the latter being attached to the opposite end of said eurtain.

' The curtain consists of a textile member which lies over the trousers 24 which are to be subjected to the influence of the trousers stretcher. This curtain has the rod 23 at one end and at the other extremity is provided with a similar rod 20, both of which are anchored in the bight of a loop at the end edges of the curtain. A tautening element is provided in combination with the curtain. This tautening element is provided with rolls 25, 26, 27 and 28. These rolls are attached pivotally to a series of links 29, an intermediate link 30 and end links 31. These links form al U-sliaped conformation, with the link 30 being the member which joins the two links 31 and 29. The link 30 has anchored thereto a resilient finger 32 which is riveted to the link 30 intermediate its length and whose ends are in Contact with the links 29 and 31, urging these links toward each other for the purpose of tautening the expanse of the curtain.

The device illustrated herein is adapted to tauten a curtain upon a pair of panels at the time that these panels are folded and lie in a position parallel to each other. Originally, when placing a pair of trousers upon the panels, the trousers stretcher assumes the position shown in Figure 1. In this position the panels 10 and 11 are aligned horizontally with the deformed or curved positions occupying a portion of the area between both panels and depending downwardly therefrom. The trousers are laid upon these panels and the latter are in the position shown in Figure 1 and the curtain 21 is placed over these trousers with the rods 23 and 20 engaging the elements 22 and one of the elements 19 respectively. The tautening curtain holds the trousers in spanned, intimate contact with the surfaces of the panels 10 and 11. After these trousers and curtain have been aflixed in place upon the trousers 10 and 11, the panel 11 is bent backwardly to a position where it lies substantially parallel with the panel 10, assuming the position indicated in Figure 4. As this occurs the curtain 2l, covering the trousers, is stretched and tautened and thereby retains 5 the crease in the trousers by pressing tightly invention.

I claim:

In a trousers stretcher, a pair of mutually hingedpanels adapted to be arranged in one position end to end and in the other extreme l5 position substantially parallel to each other,

means for suspending said panels in substantially parallel relation, the hinged ends of said panels being curved, said curved areas of said panels increasing the area of said panels When said panels are rotated from the extended position to the substantially parallel position, a removablecurtain adapted to cover one surface of said panels to retain trousers seated on said panels, a series of hooks mounted on one panel, a pair of hooks mounted on the opposite panel, rods secured to said curtain engaging said hooks for mounting said curtain over said panels in either extended or folded position, U-shaped pivoted and connected links, resilient lingers mounted on one of the links urging the said links into U-shaped relation with each other, rods connecting said links, said curtain being trained about said rods, said links being adapted to tauten said curtain when said panels are lrotated from the extended to the folded position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ERICH BAER. 

